The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-07
Wine with a History.

Is the possessOr of twelve bottles of
wine with history. The earliest
known Of this wine is that it was
found in a subterranean vault inside
a scaled stone receptacle, in a Jesuis-
rical monastery, that was dcmolish-
ed during a local fend among relig-
ious fanatics. 1t so happened that
the eye of an epicurean fell upon it
and he secured it as the most valua-
BILE of the treasures, and carried it
into Poland presented it to the
crown, for which he was rewarded
by the highest honors and titles that
could be conferred upon an ordinary
citizen. At the marriage of the
Princess Decherni2 Of Poland to the
heirapparent of the crown of France,
the only remaining basket of this
priceless vintage was presented to
the prince for the nuptial occasion.
An umprincipaled adventurer by the
name of Bouforte, who had secured
the position of second steward to
the crown, stole twelve bottles of the
precious nectar. and replaced these
with twelve of an inferior article.
These twelve bottles he brought
with him to America in the year
1890. He communicated the nature
of his special treasure to his most
trusted friend, Henry Coatway. The
cupidity and avarice Of the latter
overpowered his reason, and he kill
ed Bouiorte to secure the wine. The
deed was no sooner done than he
feared the vengeance of the law, and
resolved to fly to distant parts, for
a time at lest, until the excitement
Of the murder would die out. Be
fore leaving he buried the twelve
bottles with their history far down
among the roots of an ancient oak.
Fifty yeaIs after, on uprooting this
same tree, newly converted Nor
man found the treasure and took it
with him when he migrated to
Utah.
When Brigham Young was made
acquainted with the nature Of the
valuable article contained in the
twelve bottles, he informed the
owner that God had made him the
instrument to find this treasure that
he might give it to the head of the
church, and forthwith took the vim
tage.
The wine was in turn stolen from
Brigham by an apostatc Mormon,
who brought it to Montana, and on
his death-bed, at the mining camp
of Pioneer, he bequcathcd to j. \.
Murray this wine of such an event
full history, as testimonial of his
gratitude to that gentleman for his
having loaned him $500 at one time
for the purpose of calling hand for
Julius Levy, by which he took down
Il pot containing 81 1909.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Piutc Indians in Nevada name
their children after white people in
the expectation that the latter will
take an interest in the little folks, as
they usually do.
The Sultan of Morocco has pun
ished one Of his subjects who per-
sisted in smoking in violation of the
recent decree prohibiting the use of
tobacco by having his lips cut off.
4 bald eagle killed recently near
Santa Rosa, California, measured
-evcnty-cight inches from tip to tip
ut MS wings, and ITS talons, when
opened, measured sevcn-and-a-quar-
ter inches.
The oldest Mayor in France, Jean
Froimaux, has just died at the age
Of ninety-five. He had been Mayo
of the Commons of Jouecn Charnie
for fifty-one years without Interrupt
ton.
A Frenchman thinks the English
language is very tough. "Derc is
look out" he says, (which is to put
out your head and see, and look
out which is to haul in your head
and not for to sce---iust "contrairie." "